TommyDoyle2016's User Profile

TommyDoyle78 on 1/4/2016 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

I created that account by two purposes; making my ultimate top 20 edition (if it's really possible ;p); and the 2016 movie counting (the ones I've watched).

TommyDoyle78 on 9/12/2017 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Well, I think this is now my official account.

Soda on 10/5/2017 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Oh, yeah I remember, sure has been a while. I'm doing pretty good thx.

I see we both made new accounts, ha. I made this one because the old one I couldn't delete my rankings for some reason, and the ordering of everything was all wrong. My film preferences have changed a lot since then. Actually, looking at my flickchart on this account, my rankings are also pretty shit and inaccurate. I haven't been on here in a while. How's it been with you? Have your film preferences changed much also?

Soda on 10/18/2017 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

My favourite to come out this year so far is probably Logan. Favourite movie I've watched this year is probably "It's Such a Beautiful Day". It's a very abstract sort of film though so I wouldn't recommend that it's for everyone.

Some good films I first watched recently are "The Asphalt Jungle" and "Bride of Frankenstein". These old type of "classics" are often the films I enjoy watching most these days. Most mainstream movies are "ehhhhhhh" for me nowadays though. I despised nearly every minute of Rogue One and Suicide Squad.

I noticed you have a lot of older films highly ranked, especially from around the 1980s. What do you think of the nostalgia trend that's happening to movies right now??, eg. all of the Star Wars making a comeback, Stranger Things, all the movies with 1980s music, and the countless sequels and reboots of movies from that time period.

Soda on 10/25/2017 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

The only other Universal Monsters I think that I've watched are the original Frankenstein and the Bela Lugosi's Dracula, which I don't really remember. My least favourite was Dracula though I think I really liked Lugosi's portrayal. Bride of Frankenstein is easily my favourite so far. It gets better the more I think about it. The themes which dissect the roles of relationships between creators, creations, friends, and companions. An extremely compelling story and overall a masterpiece indeed. Also that scene between the monster and the blind man is among my favourite scenes from any film in general. I hear they're rebooting these films as a sort of franchise like these superhero movies, and they've already done The Mummy, which I haven't seen. How do you feel about them rebooting these classic movies?

Over time I'd say I've leaned less towards very mainstream filmmakers like Nolan and Tarantino, and more towards classics like Hithcock and Kurosawa. Villeneuve has been pretty impressive track record recently as well. I really like all the filmmakers you mentioned quite a lot as well, though I should see more of their work. I've been trying to expand my film-watching horizons more this year, watching stuff from all around the globe, as well as more artsy and experimental movies. Most of them have left me with mixed feeling tbqh. Often I'll warm up to some like you did with 2001 and Blade Runner though. Some filmmakers I oughright hated like Terrence Malick. Ugh. Maybe the boring Director I've ever watched, completely up his own ass. Have you seen any of his work? If so what'd you think? Any way are there any types of movies or particular filmmakers that you dislike in general?

I can't say I'm a big fan of this new nostalgia trend, but like you said, when it's its own thing I usually like it a bit more. Unlike say, Episode VII which had the exact same plot as Ep IV because they didn't have the balls to try something new. In comparison, stuff like Stranger Things I enjoyed quite a bit because for the most part it stands on its own merits with strong characters and intriguing story, and a somewhat more original premise. As for horseshit like the new Ghostbusters and Jurassic World...I just hope the 2010s/2020s doesn't become a tryhard version of the 1980s. What'd you think of the last two Star Wars movies? And do you think the new ones will get any better?

PiccoloKing on 8/21/2018 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Hello sir, it's me. How are you? We've seen each other numerous times while commenting, but I don't think we have formally acknowledged each other before, so allow me to break the ice. Just wanted to tell you that I like your artistic top 10 very much. You seem to have a keen eye for expressionist beauty.

PiccoloKing on 8/26/2018 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

I'm doing fine as well, thanks for asking. And hey, if you feel like sharing something -- anything -- just know that I'm around.

Eagleskywalker87 on 12/4/2018 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Hey mate. Thanks for your kind words. I try to be sincere and in depth in the discussions (even if some times I can seem like a bit of a jerk, haha). I’ve honestly wanted to speak to you for some time. We seem to have similar tastes and you seem like a good guy.

I haven’t yet seen Killing Of A Sacred Deer but I’ve been meaning to for awhile. When I check it out (hopefully soon because I’ve been too busy lately to watch many movies) I will definitely get back to you.

As a quick sidenote, your English is pretty good. Where are you from if you don’t mind saying?

Eagleskywalker87 on 12/17/2018 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Haha, so it's not just me who can see my jerkiness. And sorry but I did look up the Knowing vs Shining discussion after I read your last comment. Don't worry, I won't hold it against you. I've had some comments as bad as that but I won't reveal them, haha.

I don't really know if I do have a clearcut taste in films. I generally just watch whatever, no matter the genre or era.

Wow, Brazil. It's amazing how many different people there are on flickchart. I myself am from Western Australia, the largest state in a country you may know as Australia. It's a very nice area I live in. It's sorta urbanised but it's still surrounded by nature.

Eagleskywalker87 on 1/2/2019 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

As for music, my favourite stuff is normally from the 1970s and 80s. I think during the 70s, rock music and songwriting in general was at its peak with Queen, early Genesis and The Eagles but I do have a lot of love for 80s music such as Huey Lewis, Dire Straits and George Michael.

Definitely agree with Sledgehammer being one of the great videos of the 1980s. Peter Gabriel is one of my all time favourite artists, both with Genesis and solo. The Genesis line-up from 1971-1974 is maybe my favourite line-up in any band, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is an exceptionally great album. It introduced me to progressive rock and I’ve been obsessed with their music ever since. His solo stuff is pretty amazing as well with how it blended different genres and ideas. Even the poppier songs like Sledgehammer, Shock The Monkey or Soulsbury are still quite poetic.

Yeah, Australia is an amazing place to live with how there’s a lot to see and do. Is it a dangerous place? I want to say it’s a myth but those damn magpies during spring. I can’t walk to the end of my street without getting swooped, haha.

Eagleskywalker87 on 1/21/2019 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

I also love The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac and Bowie’s 70s stuff also kicks ass but you can’t go wrong with any of the artists you mentioned.

I have to confess that I’m not really into Genesis post-Gabriel. It’s good pop stuff but not the complex, hard hitting and lyrically great progressive rock they mastered pre-1975. I have heard Peter Gabriel’s version of Heroes. He sings it very well and the orchestrion is great but I do prefer the arrangement of the original.

My favourite albums of all time, in no particular order, are Sports by Huey Lewis, The Lamb by Genesis (again), Listen Without Prejudice by George Michael, Peter Gabriel 3 (or Melt as its referred to), Ziggy Stardust (The Man Who Sold The Earth is one of my favourites as well), Queen II and Making Movies by Dire Straits.

I loved Sacred Deer. I honestly had to wait a few hours before ranking it as I was so stunned in what I just saw, in a good way though. It’s the kind of Arthouse film I really love and it sort of reminded me of Stanley Kubrick with the long and lingering takes and just the way everything was framed.

My interpretation of it is that it’s about human selfishness and obsessiveness. Martin was God-like as well as a personification of Steven’s reminder of guilt, Steve also ignored what was going on because he’s a man of science. Kim was a follower of Martin and, at one point, desired sex in a similar manner to her mother, Anna didn’t have any symptoms but she worshipped Steven as a “false God” and Bob was the only innocent character but he was the only one who died.

I also loved the little hints throughout the film. Steven spun around shooting randomly until killing Bob; making him disoriented similar to how he would’ve been disoriented when killing Martin’s father drunk in surgery and there’s a lot of smoking because it’s a way of relieving stress.

The film isn’t perfect. The acting and dialogue is a little wooden. Sure, it’s to make everything feel downbeat and almost like a dream because the rest of the movie has a surreal, unnatural tone to it (which I loved) and also to make us more invested in the story and NOT the horrible people in the situation but it also makes everyone feel awkward and autistic (Sorry but I couldn’t think of a better word so I’m going with it). Still a fantastic movie and I bought it the day after seeing it.

Eagleskywalker87 on 3/3/2019 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

I had no idea about the Bowie biopic. That's a total ripoff! You can't make a movie about the life or a certain period of a musician and NOT include the music! I haven't seen Nowhere Boy but movies about The Beatles or their music don't normally tend to be very good outside of a few exceptions (Hard Day's Night is pretty great on one hand but then you have, say, the Sgt Peppers movie which is just something you have to see to believe it's awfulness).

Queen II is, without question, my favourite Queen album. Sheer Heart Attack is a close second. It's definitely their most experimental work and interesting to listen to after all their more accessible stuff. I can go back and forwards between what side is better but March Of The Black Queen pulls me over to the black side.

I definitely need to see more of Lanthimos, since I heard that his style of filmmaking is similar to my taste. There needs to be more directors like Nolan, Lanthimos and Villenties who are willing to push the boundaries.

It's definitely better implied about Martin's ability. It leaves a lot to the imagination and makes it a more surreal and terrifying experience.

I noticed you've seen every best picture nominee, what one was your favourite?

Eagleskywalker87 on 4/27/2019 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

I still have to see Help! and Yellow Submarine- I will give them a look before Yesterday comes out this year (which I'm really excited for). Quadrophenia has also been on my watch list for awhile.

I prefer Sacred Deer but The Lobster is still great. It's similar in its direction style and the filmmaking is once again magnificent. I also think the story was really compelling with some great turns!

My thoughts on A Star Is Born mirrors yours a bit. I personally haven't experienced depression or alcoholism but I know people who have and tough it could be so I loved and was slightly affected by the way it handled it's messages. The acting was superb and I definitely prefer Cooper in his more serious roles rather than in The Hangover films or as a raccoon. Lady Gaga was also a huge surprise in how well she acted. The music isn't necessarily something I would listen to in my spare time but every song worked for the drama as well as the tone of the film!

Sorry that it's taken me awhile to get back to you. I haven't had a lot of time recently to watch movies or even be on Flickchart but it's starting to pick up!

MaximusSamus on 2/2/2020 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Responded to your comment on my page - posting here so you can see it! You've got a great list too, my friend! I still need to re-watch several before I add them to mind and then some I still need to see for the first time.

OneFuckTooMany on 2/14/2020 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Gracious, but it's unnecessary, fam. Offense isn't something I find bothersome. Discussion came up, discussion settled, it's all good. I don't recommend readings/books because there's no end of quality material out there, but I do consider The Coddling of the American Mind by Haidt and Lukianoff to be the most important work of the 21st century.

MaximusSamus on 3/7/2020 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Haven't heard back from you in a few weeks. Hope all is still well, friend!

Wade92 on 3/7/2020 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Thanks for the friend request. Feel free to hit up my page anytime if you wanna talk movies,tv, music or anything

Wade92 on 4/6/2020 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Glad to have you as a flickchart friend!

Awesome, always good to find another Halloween fan. I love the whole series, but the original is easily my favorite. Are you looking forward to Halloween Kills or not really?

It probably goes without saying but I highly recommend Inception haha I'm a big fan of all of Nolan's films. His work is what really got me into movies in the first place. Do you have an actor or director that did that for you?

I've been watching a lot of the Bond films for the first time lately. I was scrambling to get them all watched before No Time To Die came out, but now I obviously have a lot more time.

Sounds like you have good taste in music as well as movies. I really enjoy all those artists you mentioned. I listen to a little bit of everything. I often say if you put my music playlist on shuffle you get what I call "musical whiplash". I love artists The Beatles, Green Day, Johnny Cash, Blink 182, Elvis Presley, Madonna, Buddy Holly, Bob Dylan, OutKast, Springsteen, 2pac, YONAS, Led Zepplelin, Rihanna, Beastie Boys and such. All over the place haha I love music, so if you ever have any suggestions on songs or artists, feel free to send them my way!

TheFireRises on 4/8/2020 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Feel free to hit up my page anytime if you wanna talk movies,tv, music or anything

TheFireRises on 4/14/2020 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Thanks for the add, nice to see ppl here

Wade92 on 6/1/2020 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

I'm looking forward to Halloween Kills. It's one of my most anticipated films for 2020, or that are least supposed to come out in 2020. David Gordon Green's Halloween is one of my favorites of the sequels as well so I hope Kills keeps building and improving on it. I heard the test screening was supposedly liked by both fans of 2018 and people that hated it so it sounds very positive.

Awesome that you enjoyed Inception! I should rewatch that one again soon. I haven't seen it in a couple of years. Do you rewatch films often or are you someone that's more one and done?

Kubrick was truly a master at his craft. His filmography is so diverse but equally stunning. A couple of my favorites of his are Paths of Glory, The Shining, Lolita and The Killing. I've seen most of his work but still have a couple on my watchlist such as Eyes Wide Shut.

Unfortunately, I don't have Spotify. Might get it in the future but don't currently use it.

I've never heard of your recommendation. I'll be sure to check it out!

How are things were you live? Is corona bad in your area?

clomsoga on 7/28/2020 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

nice chart!

SkullMan45 on 8/5/2020 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (3 likes)

Joker is a well-crafted masterpiece and in the coming years will age like fine wine. Overrated SJW tripe like Parasite, Black Panther and Jordan Peele's films will age as well as Kathleen Turner.

MeanPoop on 8/25/2020 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Who are your favourite directors?

clomsoga on 8/25/2020 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Love the shining too....I preferred Psycho though!
Whats your watchlist?

MeanPoop on 8/26/2020 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Thanks for replying. I also really like Kubrick and Bergman, although I should see more Carpenter, Hitchcock and Miyazaki films. Feel free to recommend any of their films.

As for my favourites, in my opinion, Michael Haneke is the greatest director of all time. He completely realigned my standards for how films are made due to his uncompromising urge to strive for absolute perfectionism as well as his urge to challenge viewers in ways that are likely to divide and frustrate. I aim to make films like his. My favourites of his are Funny Games and The Piano Teacher.

Some other directors that I love include Andrzej Zulawski, Bela Tarr, Andrei Tarkovsky, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Gaspar Noe. I find Zulawski an extremely underrated director. Although his later films he made after Possession are preposterous, the films he made before are excellent showcase of his hyperbolic style being used to the best of its ability. Tarr is also pretty underrated but I can understand why people will often dislike his films since their deliberate slowness among other stylistic choices can make them pretty difficult films to enjoy but I feel that despite this there is always something to admire about his films from a filmmaking perspective, especially the cinematography. While I may not love Tarkovsky as much as most people due to me finding him an occasionally insufferable writer I still think that few directors are as masterful as he is in terms of cinematography, editing and sound design. Jodorowsky and Noe are directors that I also find annoying in some aspects but despite this I find the uniqueness of both their films to be something that will always interest me however pretentious their films are.

TheFireRises on 8/28/2020 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Did you see any new movies?

Any indie or good fun movies reccomendation for me?

I just saw Identity and Cop Land by mangold and would say that they're both good films

Wade92 on 10/26/2020 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

I also apologize for the delay in commenting back haha I also have only been on here pretty much to just add new movies. But now I'm back!

Yeah, that's too bad about Halloween Kills being delayed. But I'm sure it will be worth the wait.

I agree, it's pretty cool that the decades later sequels are really hitting their stride. It's quite an acomplishment when a new film can be a worthy successor to a classic that has had decades for people to love it.

Yeah, I rewatch a lot of movies. For the reasons you said, either ones that I love or ones that I didn't think I was in the right headspace for the first time. I've been having my own horror marathon all month long and three that I rewatched are The Exorcist, The Blair Witch Project and Hereditary, three movies I hated the first time I watched them years ago, but for some reason I loved them start to finish this time. Crazy how that happens sometimes!

Funny that you mentioned The Thing, I just watched it for the first time a few nights ago and absolutley loved it! I don't think I ever checked the time once I was so invested.

I enjoyed The Hills Have Eyes. It didn't jump to one of my favorite horror films, but I still enjoyed checking it out.

As for covid, it was pretty much over where I live but everyone rushed back out to catch up on lost time and it fired up again

MeanPoop on 12/19/2020 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Hi there, remember me?
I've been watching quite a few Bergman films these past few weeks and now realize that I have watched 12 of his films. I've watched(in order of when I watched them):
1. Persona
2. Hour of the Wolf
3. The Seventh Seal
4. Wild Strawberries
5. Through A Glass Darkly
6. Winter Light
7. Cries and Whispers
8. The Silence
9. Autumn Sonata
10. The Virgin Spring
11. Shame
12. The Passion of Anna
I was wondering what I should watch next? Also, what are your thoughts on Michael Haneke(he's my favourite director)?

durden99 on 1/8/2021 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (3 likes)

Nigger

durden99 on 6/27/2021 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (2 likes)

faggot

PiccoloKing on 8/11/2021 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Hello my friend.

PiccoloKing on 8/11/2021 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

How are things? Seen anything good lately?